Film is an art form with a language & an aesthetic all its own Since 1979 David Bordwell Kristin Thompson & now Co-Author Jeff Smith's Film Art has been the best-selling & most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods & countries the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film in any genre In-depth examples deepen students' appreciation for how creative choices by filmmakers affect what viewers experience & how they respond Film Art is generously illustrated with more than 1000 frame enlargements taken directly from completed films providing concrete illustrations of key concepts Along with updated examples & expanded coverage of digital filmmaking the eleventh edition of Film Art delivers Smart Book first & only adaptive reading experience currently available designed to help students stay focused maximize study time & retain basic concepts ...

In the fall of 1957 the University of California Press expanded Arnheim's 1933 book " Film" by four essays & brought that landmark work back into print as " Film as Art" Now nearly fifty years after that re-edition this book continues to occupy an important place in the literature of film Arnheim's method provocative in this age of technological wizardry was to focus on the way art in film was derived from that medium's early limitations no sound no color & no three-dimensional depth ...

The last decade has witnessed an explosion of interest in film festivals with the field growing to a position of prominence within the space of a few short years Film Festivals History Theory Method Practice represents a major addition to the literature on this topic offering an authoritative & comprehensive introduction to the area With a combination of chapters specifically examining history theory method & practice it offers a clear structure & systematic approach for the study of film festivals Offering a collection of essays written by an international range of established scholars it discusses well-known film festivals in Europe North America & Asia but equally devotes attention to the diverse range of smaller andor specialized events that take place around the globe It provides essential knowledge on the origin & development of film festivals discusses the use of theory to study festivals explores the methods of ethnographic & archival research & looks closely at the professional practice of programming & film funding Each section moreover is introduced by the editors & all chapters include useful suggestions for further reading This will be an essential textbook for students studying film festivals as part of their film media & cultural studies courses as well as a strong research tool for scholars that wish to familiarize themselves with this burgeoning field ...

The rich & deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema itself Even the very first projected moving images were accompanied by music in many places as a variety of performers
- from single piano players to small orchestras
- brought images to life through musical accompaniment Film music has since become its own industry an aesthetic platform for expressing creative visions & a commercial vehicle for growing musical stars of all varieties This Very Short Introduction provides a lucid accessible & engaging overview of the subject of film music Beginning with an analysis of the music from a well-known sequence in the film Reservoir Dogs the book focuses on the most central issues in the practice of film music Expert author Kay Kalinak takes readers behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music
- what it is & how it is composed
- & also the theories that have been developed to explain why film music works This compact book not entertains with the fascinating stories of the composers & performers who have shaped film music across the globe but also gives readers a broad sense for the key questions in film music studies today ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable



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This collection of stylish gritty film noirs

Includes:: Otto Preminger&s FALLEN ANGEL (1945) WHIRLPOOL (1949)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Black & white feature animation inspired by the film noir genre This joint American Serbian production opens with private investigator Sam Ruben (voice of Mark Keller) waking up beside the dead body of a cop As if that was not enough trouble Sam cannot remember a thing that has happened to him So begins a nightmare in which everyone seems to trying to kill Sam
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Convicted counterfeiter Tris Stewart (Lloyd Bridges
- Hot Shots Airplane) is offered early release from prison in return for helping the US Treasury Agents track down his former partners-in-crime Unwilling to cooperate Stewart manages to escape unwittingly playing straight into the T-Men s hands Directed with style & a documentary feel by Richard Fleischer (The Vikings 10 Rillington Place) no-one is quite what they seem! Trapped is superbly lit with crisp intelligent dialogue a top notch Film Noir with an explosive ending
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Psychological thriller starring De Forest Kelley Cliff (Paul Kelly) has a horrific nightmare in which he sees himself killing a complete stranger but when he wakes up he begins to suspect that his dream was real after all Detective Vince Grayson (Kelley) agrees to investigate & the trail takes them to a sinister mansion where Cliff discovers a mirrored room exactly like the one in his dream When they discover that the owner of the mansion is a hypnotist Grayson has to race against time to unravel the mystery before Cliff&s fragile psyche breaks down completely ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In Guest in the House Anne Baxter (All About Eve) stars as the unhinged psychotic Evelyn Heath who needs a quite place to relax & recuperate Her doctor Dan Proctor (Scott Mc Kay) lets her use his house in Maine where she process to manipulate his happily-married brother Douglas (Ralph Bellamy Trading Places) into falling in love with her Her cruel campaign to convince everyone in the house that she is the poor innocent party causes a major rift when she is told to get professional help she responds by trying to lure poor Dan into marriage & a final showdown results in death & redemption The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Music in 1946 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Directed by Steve Sekely (Day of the Triffids) Hollow Triumph stars Paul Henreid (Casablanca The Conspirators) as Johnny Muller a thief whose casino raid has gone wrong Only he & Marcy played by Herbert Rudley (Brewsters Millions) escape Soon Marcy ends up shot in the street & Johnny needs to escape He is being pursued by the police & the casino owners Out on the street Johnny is mistaken for a psychiatrist Dr Bartok He visits his office where the secretary Joan Bennett (Scarlet Street) also mistakes Johnny for her boss until she notices that the scar on her bosses cheek is missing Johnny decides to replicates the scar but manages to put the scar on the wrong side of his face Does it matter? Do people really look at other people s faces? Will the scar give him away? Is he marked for death? ...